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for DECEMBER, 1937 A Simple Rebuilt Loco By H. •. SALER. President, Brooklyn Railroad Club. * To many beginners the idea of a scale model place and smooth off where the stack meets the 1 system is a nightmare, primarily because boiler, to give an even joint. of the thought of laying out enormous sums for rod, and bend the bottom of each rod into an L. Turn the locomotive on its back and drill four scale model locomotives. However, this need holes into the apron remaining where you have not be a source of worry to anyone, and should sawed off the pilot. Into these holes force brass not be the reason for any modeler to start in with tinplate, with the hope of converting later This will form the supports for a regular freight to scale models. Like many others, I have gone or switcher type foot board. At your discretion through the preliminaries of a small set as a youngster, tearing | it up and then later on getting • : 93·#64,•reT,M-M"SE•i•*ti• more tinplate, progressing from this to the larger scales, includ- 'u:ld:S/g<-•I.••31<431%72••-M.;.p.7:•:•-•.•3£*.. . '='106 --. ._... -, . -.--'--42,/13&1.1• i:i:-:r;**Z3.»,2):,·I-•.i.5·:':'1*06 ..'31.1•f···4LJi.»h.«.7 :72:1•••.•44•:-5 I.' ing an immense system of br••6'B-kpihi'•#••I/#*-i:litil standard gauge tinplate. The -•*491.• windup seems to be in 1/4" scale. b.*.7*Flf036...J,-..Or442-,i.,-· '·';14*94,<ST To start a system, figuring on a changeover later to scale, means just about run a single strip of sheet metal across on top four times the work involved in starting at the of these supports and solder in place. If you beginning with scale. The cry goes up, "High- desire the other type, which has two small foot priced locomotives!" Why let that worry you? boards, cut the metal strip and solder the two As you build your system you like to have a pieces in place separately. Now drill and tap work train running back and forth as a bit of a hole into the frame for a regular scale coupler, relaxation from the headaches of construction adjusted for height so that it will be 3/4" from work. What more suitable type locomotive could rail top to center of coupler. Now cut out of be used for this than an old tinplate steam type fairly heavy copper sheathing a face plate, locomotive, rebuilt at hardly any cost? The which will act as a coupler support, near the writer was in somewhat the same fix when con- neck of the coupler. Drill and tap two 2-56 struction work was under way on the club's holes into the frame and fasten the plate into Dunwood Western Lines: members wanted place. motive power to run; money was scarce. _,L-...,.*.,JUCT<mt*'Sikdmlti __£*6- - =4.-1 -*. -1 -=-"-,=.,S..:4/•/-/.036w.,Ii..,A465 As for the steam and sand domes, turn these A Lionel No. 257, with a 2-4-0 wheel arrange- up out of hard wood and ambroid into place. ment, was donated by a member. The pilot Don't worry about the ambroid failing youwheels were removed and scale brass wheels it is about as good glue for model work as can substituted. These were painted dull black. be found. This is said from experience. For Next the entire pilot, which looked like the the cab roof, cut a piece of sheet copper about result of one of Mother Hubbard's dives into the ]9&" longer than the cab roof on the engine. Put cupboard, was sawed off flush, as was the head- a curve into the metal by bending over a piece light casting. The hole for the headlight was of broom stick and rolling back and forth as plugged up and smoothed over with a metal you bend. This will give a smooth, even roll number plate. The half-baked imitation of a to the metal. Place the rolled piece in the vise preheater on the boiler was sawed and filed into and with a strip of hard wood between the vise the shape of a headlight bracket on top of the and metal, put a sharp bend in it to act as a boiler. A scale brass headlight was fastened sliding strip. Put a bend in each of the two into place and painted dull black. A little elbow grease and a pair of pliers is sides of the metal. Now slip this over the old roof and fill in the open space between the old sufficient to remove the stack and domes. A and new roof with plastic wood. Paint the piece of Mt" dowling cut to %036 long and shoul- whole assembly dull black, giving it two coats, dered off to fit into the original hole fills the bill sanding down between coats. for a new stack. Make a ring of thin brass wire Now for the final part-that of turning down and slip it over the very top of the stack. This the drivers. Force off the wheels that are now on will give you the flared effect. Cement this into the engine. Chucking them in a universal chuck